User:Jmill137

All About Me:

Hi Everyone! Let me tell you a little about me...I have been blessed to be married to a wonderful man named Brian for the last 4 1/2 years and we have a beautiful little boy together named Christopher. I graduated from Prince George High School in 2000 and went on to college. I dropped out of college in 2002 got married two years later and then my little boy came into the world. I went back to school in 2006 and finished my Associates Degree from John Tyler in May of 2007. I had the opportunity last year to teach K-3 at Woodlawn Christian School but had to make the decision to resign this summer for the upcoming year as much as I hated doing it. But I knew that I had to finish school and the only way to do that was give up a full time job during the day and find a job that allowed me to go to school during the day and would work around my schedule. So here I am now. I am currently working on my Bachelors Degree in the IDS program for PreK-6 here at Old Dominion University. I hope to graduate within the next year and begin the next stage of my educational career by getting my Masters Degree as well.

My Educational Philosophy:

I believe that most teachers are born teachers. They are the people that you come in contact with that add something extra in the lives of others. Teachers are outstanding individuals that have one of the most difficult jobs on the planet. That is that through something they say or do in their classroom may somehow make a difference in their students lives. I feel that although teaching can be difficult, the classroom is not the only place that learning should occur. I believe that society has lost the value of teaching children in the home as well which makes a teacher's job that much harder. The home is where instruction should begin. I firmly stand on the idea that hands on learning is one of the better ways to teach. The experience in itself will stay with them a lot longer than reading something out of a textbook will. A teacher's job does not consist of hammering facts into a student's head each and every day. Teachers are motivators when it comes to learning. A teacher's job is to motivate the students and get them excited about learning something new. A good teacher should have students excited about coming to class not dreading the hour or so they have to spend there.

I really like the beliefs you hold about teachers and the adversity you had to overcome to fulfill the goals of your life. I think that teachers are born and are responsible for keeping their students entertained and focused. Jdigg009 (talk) 02:33, 14 September 2008 (UTC)